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Hackers Replace 'm' with 'rn' in Microsoft(.)com to Steal Users' Login Credentials (cybersecuritynews.com)

submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@suppo.fi to c/cybersecurity

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A sophisticated phishing campaign is currently leveraging a subtle typographical trick to bypass user vigilance, deceiving victims into handing over sensitive login credentials. Attackers utilize the domain “rnicrosoft.com” to impersonate the tech giant.

By replacing the letter ‘m’ with the combination of ‘r’ and ‘n’, fraudsters create a visual doppleganger that is nearly indistinguishable from the legitimate domain at a casual glance.

This technique, known as typosquatting, relies heavily on the font rendering used in modern email clients and web browsers.

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[–] scintilla@crust.piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago

Fuck off with this shit. Get off your damn high horse and look at the fucking images. If you aren't aware people with vision problems exist I suggest you go talk to people IRL more. This is leaving aside the elderly who can have vision problems on top of likely being less tech aware than most younger people simply because it wasn't a thing when they were younger so it was never part of their life in the same way that it is for most under 50.